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France Moves to Defy Allies on Sale of Warship to Russia

France Is Preparing to Train Hundreds of Russian Seamen Aboard a Powerful French-Made Warship This Month

France is preparing to train hundreds of Russian sailors to operate a powerful French-made warship this month, defying calls from the U.S. and other Western allies to keep the vessel out of the Kremlin's hands. WSJ's Grainne McCarthy joins the News Hub with more on this. Photo: AFP/Getty

PARIS—France is preparing to train hundreds of Russian seamen to operate a powerful French-made warship this month, defying calls from the U.S. and other Western allies to keep the vessel out of the Kremlin's hands, people familiar with the matter say.

More than 400 Russian sailors are scheduled to arrive on June 22 in the French Atlantic port of Saint-Nazaire to undergo months of instruction before piloting the first of two...